[Northendzone]

it was my understanding that the security bill for the G7 in quebec city was something like $700 million for a two day event.

i beleive that the experts now feel like they can provide security for the games for less than that. to me that seems almost impossible, as the games cover a longer period of time, and likely more people.

so your security costs go from $350 milion per day to something like $35 million ($500 mill/14 days) or so per day. That is amazing. they must really figure some great technology is coming online.

part of me would really like to vote yes, but then it seems something laughable happens - like whistler apparently not being contacted and it causes me to wonder how they can pull this off successfully.

is it just me - but with the flames attempt to build a massive complex, the mess with the green-line (half the promised route for the price of the full route) and this bid, it makes me wonder if there are not enough of the right people in the mix at the start of these projects, or if the numbers are driven by politicians who want to see smaller price tags.